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Thick as Thieves

by Moose

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An insidious criminal disco prowl love story of casing the joint, disabling alarms, cracking safes, and making a daring getaway. I'm gonna steal her heart, then we'll be thick as thieves. Complete with funky guitar scratching, synth sweeps, robot-sounding vocoder, a jazzy Fender Rhodes solo, a chorus of yours truly singing baritone to falsetto harmonies (with help from my wife on the highest note), and audio clips purloined from your favorite heist movies.

lyrics

[intro]
[what i'm about to propose to you is both highly lucrative and highly dangerous]
[you've always been looking for the big score, the one that makes sense of everything]

[verse 1]
we assemble at the meeting point to case out the joint
learn the guard's daily routine
this operation is proceeding like a well-oiled machine
get the scoop from someone on the inside
make sure my access isn't denied
go over all of it again
back in my den

[chorus 1]
i'm practiced in the art of how one deceives
but today the smart money takes a chance and believes
i'll finish what i start
watch what this bandit retrieves
i'm gonna steal her heart, then we'll be thick as thieves

[verse 2]

[next, through these doors, each of which requires a different six-digit code, changed every twelve hours]

baby, she's a tough safe to crack
but i've got an airtight plan of attack
she might think she's immune to my charms
but i'm making my way past all her alarms

[chorus 2]
i'm a master of the art of how a person deceives
but i'm not playing a part, i've got no tricks up my sleeves
except to finish what i start
watch what my planning achieves
i'm gonna steal your heart, then we'll be thick as thieves

[verse 3]
[one more job and i'm done]
[it'll be nice working for proper villains again]

right on time, here you are
driving up in the getaway car
jesus christ, what a magnificent heist

[keyboard solo]

[chorus 3]
i'm versed in the art of how a man deceives
but this time a smart lady takes a chance and believes
we've got a good start
and there's something she retrieves
she's stolen my heart, and now we're thick as thieves

oh yeah

[uh, can i get my watch back, please?]

credits

released February 12, 2021
Music and lyrics by Moose. Mixing engineer: Orion Keyser

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Moose New York, New York

Hey! Is this thing on? 🎤 I'm Chris aka Moose 😎 I make music for my wife 💑 (& for you, don't tell her 🤫) I work as a quant 👨‍💻 on Wall St 🗽 & I'm vegan 🥑

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